Hi Fi Recordings is proud to present the brand new album from Todd Rundgren entitled Arena in stores September 30th, 2008.

Todd Rundgrens First studio album in 4 years, Arena, out September 30th Sneak peak of album track Mad on MySpace

Multi-faceted and celebrated recording artist/producer Todd Rundgren is set to release his first full-length record of original studio material in 4 years, entitled Arena on September 30thvia newly launched music venture Hi Fi Recordings. Rundgren has been on the road in support of the release on a 20 + U.S. city tour this summer  which kicked off with a week-long celebration in Hawaii, culminating with the first-ever live performance of Arenain its entirety on Todds birthday, June 22nd. Rundgren will also hit the road in support of Arena this fall in Europe and the UK where the album will be released simultaneously to the U.S. A sneak peak of an exclusive album track Mad will be available on MySpace.com starting on July 15th.

Arena, recorded in Todds current home state of Hawaii,is yet another notable addition to Rundgrens remarkable career as a performer, songwriter, and producer. The album showcases his unique songwriting style and sonically captures the essence and energy of arena rock with bombastic, guitar-driven tunes like Mountaintop, Strike and Mad, while the anthemic song Mercenary, transports you to a stadium with its epic chorus, How Do You Like Me Now?, resounding to every seat in the house.

I found myself just going out and doing this sort of guerilla guitar quartet thing around the country and around Canada, said Rundgren, So when it came time to make a record, I thought maybe Ill just continue in that vein and write something that is appropriate to the guitar, since the fans seem to be enjoying it so much.

So when I decided to write a new album, I knew beforehand it was going to be this kind of old-school guitar-rock record.

Known as a man of musical innovation, Rundgrens latest release draws from his vast and impressive career experiences as a performer, songwriter and producer  including notable achievements on the cutting edge of music and technology such as: the first live nationally broadcast stereo radio concert (by microwave), which linked 40 cities around the country in 1978; the very first two commercially released music videos, one of which was nominated for the first-ever Grammy awarded for Best Short Form Video in 1983; and the launch of PatroNet, the worlds first direct artist subscription service all of course; and of course there are the timeless hit songs, including ‘Hello It’s Me’, ‘I Saw The Light’, ‘Can We Still be Friends’, and ‘Bang The Drum.

With ground-breaking accomplishments under his belt, Rundgrens career boasts additional credits to the aforementioned roles he is most well known for, including video pioneer, computer software developer, conceptualist and, most recently, interactive artist (re-designated TR-i). Given this incredible history and his constant creative state-of-mind, there are undoubtedly many more imaginative horizons for Todd Rundgren to discover.